smores!

Vegan smores! From Sweet & Sara. Arguably the most awesome sweet ever.

duckie and bottle cupcakes

This is what vegan baby shower cupcakes look like.

brookies (aka brownies meet cookies)

Homemade brookies: chocolate chip cookies baked into brownies. A vegan version of the newest contender for Brooklyn's official cookie.

pistachio pomegranate truffles

Vegan dark chocolate truffles infused with pomegranate juice and rolled in roasted pistachios. A perfect blend of rich chocolate, sweet pomegranate, and salty pistachio. From Truffles by Emily.

open-faced coconut chipwich

Open-faced vegan and gluten free chipwich, courtesy of Allison: chocolate chip cookie topped with coconut icing and chocolate chips. In background, vegan black and white cookies.

mocha latte

Mocha latté from Candle Cafe in New York: mocha soy ice cream, coffee, soy milk and fudge.

chocolate covered pretzel brownie

Brownie topped with faux meringue, chocolate puff, and white-chocolate covered pretzel. Totally vegan, totally amazing. From Atlas Cafe in New York.

Boardwalk Chocolates

Fabulous organic, vegan, and fair-trade chocolates from Boardwalk Chocolates in Toronto. Above: White Cashew & Cardamom, Peanut Butter Cloud & Marshmallow.


Other flavors: Coffee Cinnamon, Smoky Chipotle Chili, Sesame Banana, Lemon Anise, Almond Orange, Hazelnut, Gingerbread, Banana Split, Key Lime Pie, Cocoa, Lemongrass Ginger (personal favorite), Chocolate Mint, Lavender Chestnut, Dark Raspberry. Chocolate party with free samples this Thursday, for folks in Toronto!

edamame chocolate

Edamame and salt chocolates, from Cocoa V in New York. Happy Valentine's Day!

chocolate wafer bars

Dark chocolate wafer bars, courtesy of Q bel. Light and crispy wafers sandwiched around smooth chocolate cream, coated by a shell of dark chocolate. A perfect combination of textures... now they just need to make some of those other flavors vegan :)

sugarplums

Fantastic sugarplums, courtesy of Sandy. Made from chopped dates, dried figs, prunes, dried cherries, raisins, grated coconut, chocolate, and sugar.

chocolate cupcake

From The Green Beanery in Toronto. As rich as it looks.

Boardwalk Chocolates

Fabulous vegan chocolates from Boardwalk Chocolates in Toronto. Clockwise from top (if I remember correctly): chocolate mint, gingerbread caramel, peanut butter marshmallow, and hazelnut. Thanks Siue!

Cookies!

Warm and gooey Chocolate chip cookies!

Cupcakes!

Pineapple Right-Side-Up and Pumpkin Chocolate Ganache cupcakes! Both recipes adapted from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over The World.

Peanut Choco rice bar

Peanut Choco Drizzle cereal bar, made by EnviroKidz for the kid in all of us. Like a chocolate covered rice krispies treat, in snack bar format. I wish I had these when I was a kid!

German chocolate cake

Homemade for Lisa's birthday party - see recipe

chocolate peanut butter bomb

From Atlas Cafe & Bakery, in New York.

cholao

We just got back from a trip to Colombia, so several Colombian food posts will follow. First up, cholao - a drink of sorts from the city of Cali. It's made with some combination of shaved ice, chopped tropical fruit (mango, banana, guanabana, etc.), jam, condensed milk, and milo flakes (made of chocolate and malt). I ordered mine without the condensed milk, but later found out that the milo flakes have a tiny bit of dairy. Even without them, it makes for a great fruity treat!

Mint Chocolate Cupcakes

Recipe from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World. Mint leaves from Josh's indoor herb garden.